Appendix B: Backup Solutions; Backup And Replication Solutions; Snap Enterprise Data Replicator - Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual

Appendix B
This appendix provides a brief description of the supported backup solutions and the Snap
Enterprise Data Replicator (Snap EDR) software.
Topics in Backup Solutions:
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Backup and Replication Solutions

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Snap Enterprise Data Replicator

• Backup via SMB, NFS, or AFP
• Off-the-Shelf Backup Solutions
• iSCSI Disk Backups
Backup and Replication Solutions
GuardianOS supports several backup methods, including third-party off-the-shelf backup
applications and applications that have been customized and integrated with GuardianOS on
the SnapServer.
• Data and security metadata backup and replication can be performed using the built-in
Snap EDR.
• Backup over network file protocols can be performed using various backup packages
that can access the server via SMB, NFS, or AFP.
• Backup from the server or to a tape attached to the server can be performed using
supported backup agents and media libraries installed on the server.
Snap Enterprise Data Replicator
Snap EDR provides server-to-server synchronization by moving, copying, or replicating the
contents of a share from one server to another share on one or more different servers. It comes
preinstalled on SnapServers and activates a 45-day free trial if configured as a Management
Console.
Snap EDR consists of a Management Console and a collection of Agents. The Management
Console is installed on a central system. It coordinates and logs the following data transfer
activities carried out by the distributed Agents:
• Replicates files between any two systems including SnapServers, SnapScale clusters,
and Windows, Linux, and Mac Agents.
• Transfers files from one source host to one or more target hosts.
• Transfers files from multiple hosts to a single target host, and stores the files on a local
disk or locally attached storage device.
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